ever.

it is quickly {or slowly!} becoming the longest week ever. wow.
a lot of this...sitting on the couch. caring for rebekah. and whenever i sit - EVER - sawyer and levi immediately RUN to get a book/car/paper/anything and RUN and jump in my lap. so, the four of us have been in a 2 ft square of space for a LOT of hours!

i kind of feel like when we were on those LONG 12-17 hour plane rides. like i can't put a complete thought together. i'm just shuffling back and forth from the kitchen to the couch, bringing jello and pain meds and giving her lots of smiles that say, "i know this stinks. it's going to be ok...one day." but i've been DETERMINED to be PRESENT with her. to not be doing all kinds of chores/projects (you KNOW i have a list of them!) but to truly care for her. and maybe, (maybe??) i'll look back on this week as a good breather for myself too? we'll see...the jury is out on that. ;-)

in recovery news: rebekah is doing amazing. still. she has slept well EVERY night. she is taking her pain meds fine. she is eating and drinking enough to make me happy and keep her hydrated. she seemed to be doing REALLY well yesterday afternoon, then by the evening was not so good. today she says her throat hurts the most that it has...and i'm thinking it's going to get worse over the next couple days before it gets better. but i've been SO pleasantly surprised so far with her ability to deal with the pain, and to let me know when it is bad but not in a super dramatic way. she is brave and amazing (i know i keep saying that. it's just SO true!)

yesterday my mom came over for most of the day. she is the BEST.MOM.EVER.
left dinner and dessert in my fridge. and the sweetest note on my bed to encourage me as a mom.

she's also the BEST.GRANDMA.EVER.
she brought rebekah fun treats: a candle (that has stayed lit for HOURS!), a magazine, a smoothie and a notebook to write in.
and she sat with her and watched a movie.
it was a nice day for both of us - we were both well taken care of!

and then, today, this is happening. our entire main floor and upstairs are getting painted. NOT by us! it's the first time we've ever NOT painted ourselves and it's pretty nice! {also a bit crazy} it's all getting painted a light grey color and i can't WAIT. our house has been the same colors it was when we moved in (6 years ago) and the colors were ok to move in to. but i was ready to make it like I wanted it. it took awhile to convince pat, "but you said you were ok with the colors?" "um. yea. 6 YEARS ago! i was ok with the colors meaning we didn't have to paint it RIGHT AWAY!" :-)

so. longest week EVER. best mom/grandma EVER.
{see? are those even complete sentences?? sorry!}